Pluck, Texas

Pluck
Unincorporated area
Nickname: 
Stryker
Pluck is located in Texas
Pluck
Pluck
Location within the state of Texas
Pluck is located in the United States
Pluck
Pluck
Pluck (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°0′41″N 94°44′37″W / 31.01139°N 94.74361°W / 31.01139; -94.74361
Country United States
State Texas
CountyPolk
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1380382[1]

Pluck is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Texas, United States.[1]

History

A variant name was "Stryker."[1] A post office called Stryker was established in 1885, and closed in 1913, and a post office called Pluck was in operation from 1918 until 1951.[2] The origin of the name "Pluck" is obscure.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pluck, Texas
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–143.


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